fighting assad to fighting each other. in syria,ed continues the opposition faces its own violence. army rebels promised retaliation against al qaeda fighters who they say killed their commander. also coming up. what caused the french train crash on friday? the authorities think that they know, and this was not human

error. congolese flee to uganda. and the winner of bhutan's second-ever election. >> after more than two years of fighting, the troops of bashar al-assad in syria, opposition forces turn their guns on each other. the free syrian army has asked for more weapons, to drive out what they call al qaeda-link operation fighters. down byer was shot rival fighters on wednesday and now the rebel leaders threatened to retaliate if the attacker is not handled in. -- and it in. we spoke to a commander who was

there and narrowly escaped. >> we want to avoid all-out war, but we demand justice for our killed commander. al commanders have given qaeda 24 hours to hand him over to face justice or there will be an escalation. we will not let this pass without him being held accountable. >> will you tell us what happened? >> al qaeda stopped us at the checkpoint. he said -- you are protecting their regime. your and fiddles and you should not be here. take your men and get out of here. he said -- bear witness, i will kill abu basir. men opened and his

fire. he said we will kill all of you. it is clear that this was his target. were fighting alongside the free syrian army fighters for some time. >> we believe this was a planned attack on our leader. we want to strengthen our fraught with -- front-line on the regime. extremism has become unbearable. they have come here with an alien agenda, and we demand that the international community supply weapons to get rid of the regime. >> as the infighting becomes more bloody, the humanitarian crisis is deepening. they have called for a day -- the red cross has called for an end to fighting in homs to allow

support to get through. >> most of them are too young to understand the work. we cannot independently verify this video, but this is said to have been filmed inside a school province. several families are inside with nowhere to go. one woman says that there is no food or medication. there is only god. the city of homs has been at the center of fighting with opposition groups for more than two weeks now. forces havesad's tried to regain any remaining but 2.5000 civilians are caught -- 2.5 million civilians are caught with in the fighting. the war that is raging now since 2011 is being fought on

many fronts. a woman complains that life is harder than death. bombs of this as the continue to fall in syria. the historic buildings are not the immune to the violence. this is said to be a world heritage site, a 12th century fortress taking a direct hit. they are confronting the syrian people on a daily basis, causing most of the concerns. with what seems like in this thought -- in less fighting, the number of people killed can only be expected to grow beyond estimates of 100,000 so far. egypt, supporters of mohamed morsi have pledged to keep rallying until he is returned to power.

thousands continue to camp in nasr city. there are more protests planned for monday. these are live pictures from the district of cairo -- where supporters continue to rally -- and to call for his reinstatement. dead and eight others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized near the christmas island. there from iran and sri lanka and afghanistan. was int carrying them trouble. abortion campaigners in the united states have new legislation for the closure of most abortion clinics in the state of texas. after a high-profile political battle, they have banned

termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks. this is the chief u.s. state to ad the abortion legislation. rail likely that a faulty joint was to blame for a train crash in paris on friday, this had moved from the normal position. this was the railed during the rush hour and crashed at bretigny-sur-orge killing six people, and injuring many more. >> with the wreckage of the train still across the tracks. the national rail company says that technical fault may have caused the derailment. the piece of metal connecting the rails have been cracked. firefighters have been on the scene since friday night but still wait for the crane to lift the carriages to find out if anyone is trapped. >> we cannot exclude the

possibility of more victims. >> the train left paris -- and at 26,000 kilometers -- 26 kph. >> of the roof was collapsing. praised foras been sounding an alarm to prevent -- the crash. president francois hollande was here to speak to survivors. >> i heard something behind me explode -- the people behind me said that there was a trade accident -- train accident.

>> the transport minister joined passengers in a moment's silence. there are 5000 components across the rail network. >> there has also been a deadly crash in russia and 18 people have been killed and 25 injured in this accident in the capital. thee was a truck carrying road-building materials. one of the dead is a child. a water cannon and tear gas was used to disperse hundreds of protesters in istanbul. gezistrators are moving to park, the focus of the unrest since june. there was more broad anti- government action with violence across the country. they have cancelled the

redevelopment project although this may be repealed. in a shootout in the darfur region. that thean union says team was ambushed, they have the worst ever loss in the five-year history and more than 30,000 people have fled the democratic -- >> 30,000 people have fled the democratic republic of congo. are helping with the refugees as others do with the emerging humanitarian crisis. we have this report from western uganda. he is too young to understand

what happened when the rebels attacked his village. bed andaken from his they ran for their lives. >> the did nothing. they caught him and killed him. home, the the new grounds of the schools in uganda. they are full of the condol-- congolese. there is a constant stream of refugees. ugandan soldiers watched the refugees. they just keep coming. >> there is no official border post, there is not even a bridge. people just come through carrying out their possessions. they are taking the quickest

route from the condo to you uganda. they say this is the rebel group that has been lying low for 10 years. the red cross has registered >> they have no food or shelter. there is a huge number of people. >> it is not clear what is going on in this part of the condo. they have decided that this is not a nice place to be. michael webb, uganda.

>> welcome back. let's run it to the top stories. opposition forces turn their guns on each other. the are fighting against killers of their commander, -- and the united nations humanitarian chief is asking for a temporary truce in the city so food and medical supplies can be given. and a faulty rail joint may have led to a train crash in paris. six people were killed during a train crash that evening rush hour. a number of refugees fleeing has now exceeded 1.7 million.

many are struggling just to survive the harsh conditions in refugee camps in neighboring countries. ramadan is notof making things any easier. >> it is hot and dry in the have been waiting just to get additional food for ramadan. >> i did not expect to spend ramadan away from my sons. this is the first time i have a meal on ramadan without my beloved son. >> this is the largest camp for syrians across the world. the refugees say that the foods and a doubt are almost never

enough and that life requires strenuous labor. >> nothing is easy about life here. the heat is unbearable. i went to collect freshwater, after the morning prayers. i have been here for seven hours. we are dying here. >> some refugees can buy baked goods but others rely on the canned food that they are given. >> it is hard enough for the syrian people and now this is more hard for ramadan. >> he was one of the first refugees to move into the camp a week ago pick -- one year ago. >> we are barely getting by and

we borrow money from here or there. there are also people turned into beggars. >> some refugees have given up on fasting because of the harsh conditions but most continue to honor the holy month of the year despite the difficulties. time innd most of the worship, praying for a return to stable syria. they have had enough of life in exile. >> some details reaching us of news in waziristan. drone strikes are taking place and two targets have been hit. two people have been killed, a motorbike was the target. this is the first strike since the start of ramadan. theficial results say that opposition is the winner in the the second bhutan,

election held in the kingdom that measures the happiness levels of their people. >> the second general election thehutan has been won by people's democratic party. with a 47 year-old politician they the town of na, surpass the 47 seats available and the official announcements will be on sunday morning. the --ll be announced at at the local time, globally. thousands went to cast their votes and they still see democracy as a very new thing to be experienced. we followed one particular family to the polling station.

they walked along way to get there. >> they have not been able to stop talking about the election. they're looking forward to saturday. >> i cannot tell you how excited i am em to vote. aboutst election was safe, clean drinking water. we have to deal with this issue for everyone. >> she is about to leave to cast her ballot and will have to walk several kilometers like thousands of others across the country. the000 jews who will be in second democratically elected government. they start to arrive early, the young and the old. they see this as an opportunity they do not want to mess. >> i missed the chance to vote in 2008 and i am happy i made it to the polling station this time around. >> i do not care who is the

winner as long as they hear what the people want. >> at the polling station, people waited to have their identities checked, and then they made their choice. over 10,000 election officials and security personnel are monitoring. >> this is a public holiday and that means that taxis and buses are not working and and many people have to walk around the roads and families like this will spend a couple of hours trying to get to the polling stations. this is their only option. >> the election commission is worried about the weather. voting machines were deployed a little over one week ago. finallyher father arrived at the polling station, but the sun will not be voting. the party i support did not

make it to the next round. there is no strong reason for me to support the party's coming in right now. >> if some people who think it is not worth voting, some people do. voting is expected to be just as high this time again. >> the people's democratic party will have many challenges to thetain public support from second general election. they will have to deal with one question posed by many people, the supply of clean drinking water and irrigation for agriculture. 87% of the people live in rural areas -- and another big question will be maintaining the brains of this country -- making sure that they will be involved up.uilding bhutan

the next few months and years will be very interesting, and very difficult but they are ready for the challenge of governing bhutan. >> the second day of deliberations in the murder trial of george zimmerman. he killed an unarmed black teenager while on patrol. prosecutors say that the shooting was racially motivated. police departments expand their use of automatic license plates readers. the cameras are said to be an invasion of privacy, in the ever-expanding u.s. surveillance state. >> if you own a car in the united states, chances are you are being watched from cameras on telephone poles, two police

cars. number plate readers are increasingly common, they are used in 38 states. these officers say that are able law enforcement tool. upthis was able to pick stolen license plates or wanted people we may not always catch. >> they contain a data base of vehicle registration plates and other vehicles involved in crime and an officer cruising by a row of parked cars -- they compare the license plates with those in the data base. if there is a match -- >> the officer is alerted and the investigation began. >> a growing number of americans say that this is a dangerous tracking technology that is recording and storing the movement of millions of law and thought -- law-abiding

motorists with little oversight. >> that is why last month there was a lawsuit against the loss angeles police department -- los angeles police department, and they say that this has the potential to be abused. >> when they publish -- when they have information and this is stored in the government, this will give power to the government and we really need regulations that put in place limits on how these new technologies can be used. >> the aclu says that there is little debate about how long these images can be stored. this police officer says the credit reports and criminal history or already available to law enforcement. and other images are no different. not shared with anyone except other law enforcement agency that may have an investigation and this

is safeguarded. >> these are regulated with little consistency, drawing fear that the registration plates reader is just another part of technology contributing to surveillance society in the united states. >> and a year-old boy has been rescued after becoming trapped in a sand dune in indana. he fell in a hole nad was stuck -- and was stuck in three meters of sand. he is being treated at a local hospital. the export of charcoal from somalia is outlawed in the united states -- but trade is booming. we have a report on how they are benefiting from the destruction of the forests of somalia. >> this is the black gold of

somalia. of charcoalunks sell for $4 million. the mountains of charcoal keep getting bigger as fresh supplies alive dale -- arrived daily. charcoal for more than 50 years. >> charcoal supports me and the people -- from the one who cuts the trees and the one who burns a this and those who would not have anything to do. but the trees are god-given. >> charcoal is one of the biggest exports in somalia. >> we must of this massive destruction to the environment. another trading commodity gets the mainative as rivers start disappearing. >> so much so that land is

disappearing fast. he has eight children and has been making charcoal for more than 80 years. he digs up peat and sets it on fire. opportunitiesew here. charcoal is the only way that i can freak -- feed my family. >> that are trying to cut off funding to al-shabbab fighters. this is a resource that is yet to be interrupted. >> there is a dollar tax for every bag of charcoal, and they get $440 -- >>. >> we found evidence that charcoal is still shipped out. the local government here has

called for a temporary lifting of the band, to illegally export their current charcoal. they say is too late to save the trees that have already been cut down. al jazeera, somalia.

>> hello, a warm welcome to "the journal" on dw. these are the headlines this hour. the united states increases pressure on russia as edward snowden says he wants temporary asylum there. officials blame the devastating train crash on the needs for an urgent upgrade. in running of the bulls